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Forgetting Fukushima?
Less than two weeks ago, the world’s community was united in grief following the devastation caused by the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, and the country’s escalating nuclear crisis. But…
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Nuclear energy isn’t needed
Greenpeace Executive Director Kumi Naidoo wrote the following opinion piece for the New York Times/International Herald Tribune Twelve days are not nearly enough to comprehend the magnitude of the catastrophes…
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VICTORY! You pushed Princes to start protecting our oceans
It is with enormous pleasure that we can reveal a groundbreaking victory for our oceans campaign: Princes, a leading tinned tuna brand, finally got your message that canning ocean destruction…
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Thousands call for clean energy in Thailand
Our region, Southeast Asia, is home to strong grassroots environmental movements especially those opposing the spread of harmful coal and nuclear energy. In the past years we’ve seen how great…
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Australian toxic waste export stopped just in time
Greenpeace and a broad swath of civil society groups in Australia and Europe have successfully prevented solvents and explosives maker Orica from sailing tonnes of extremely harmful chemical waste from…
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IT firms see opportunity in averting climate crisis
Google, Cisco and HP are some of the best-known brands in our updated Cool IT leaderboard. This year saw these companies and other top information technology (IT) firms side with…
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Villagers protest Jaitapur nuclear plant
Jaitapur, 4, December, 2010: On the occasion of French President Sarkozy’s visit to India, thousands of villagers defied the draconian law of section 144 imposed in Jaitapur today to form…
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Technology needs a green vision
I recently bought a Smartphone and was thinking of how these new-era communication devices have helped us keep a track of information on our fingertips. Being an environmentalist, I was…
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Double standards in Environment Ministry
“I have taken this decision in a purely legal approach, that these laws are being violated.” – Jairam Ramesh, Minister for Environment & Forests on the Vedanta decision, August 24,…
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Campaign for an energy revolution launched in Bihar on Gandhi Jayanti
‘Urja Kranti Yatra’ will mobilise panchayats across Bihar to demand quality access to power As the nation pays tribute to the Mahatma on his 139th birth anniversary, Greenpeace, together with…
